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Intramural Sports Policies & Procedures

The mission of the UNCG Intramural Sports Program is to provide UNCG students, faculty, and staff with the opportunity to participate in a variety of recreational activities that contribute to the lifetime development of the individual.

Eligibility

The UNCG Intramural staff does not assume responsibility for checking on the eligibility of each participant at every contest but any cases called to its attention will be dealt with accordingly. Any team participating with an ineligible player in an intramural contest will forfeit all of the games in which the ineligible player was a participant. Eligible participants are listed below:

1. You must present your valid UNCG ID to participate in all intramural contests (there are no exceptions!)
2. All currently enrolled students and faculty and staff who are members of the Student Recreation Center are eligible, with proper identification.
3. Faculty and staff who are members of the Student Recreation Center. (N0 spouses, alumni or sponsored patrons are eligible.)
4. Each participant must completely fill out a waiver and be on a roster before competing in the game.
5. For intramural purposes a professional athlete is defined as, an individual who has signed a contract and receives pay for playing a particular sport. Any student, faculty, or staff member who has competed in a sport on a professional basis shall be ineligible for intramural participation in that sport or its related sport for a period of three years following his/her professional participation. Each team may not have more than one such person on their roster.
6. Intercollegiate varsity or junior varsity squad members (including academic ineligible, red-shirts, transfers, walk-ons practicing with the team) are ineligible to participate in intramural sports in that sport or related sport of their specialty for the current academic year. The above mentioned are ineligible for a full calendar year (365 days) from the day they are dropped from the roster.
7. A Club Sport member is defined as an individual whose name is listed on the club roster, and has participated with the club as a club member.
   1. In CoRec sports, club sports members may participate without restriction.
   2. The following number of club players is allowed: sports with 2-4 persons 1 club sport member per roster; sport with 5-8 players, 2 club sport members per roster; and sport with 9 or more players, 3 club sport members per roster.
8. A player may represent only one team in a sport in a given season. After playing one contest with one team a player may not transfer to another team in that sport. However a player may play on a Men's or Women's team and a CoRec team. A player who plays for more then one team during a sport season is declared ineligible and is prohibited from playing with either team. If an individual wishes to transfer teams he or she may petition to the Graduate Assistant or Assistant Director.
9. Rosters will be limited to double the number of players it takes to field a team.
10. Playoffs - In order for a player to be eligible for playoffs, he/she must meet all eligibility requirements as well as having participated in one (1) regular season game with a team. Players who were listed on the original roster, but have not played during the course of the regular season are ineligible to participate during playoffs.

Sportsmanship

The UNCG Intramural Sports Program seeks to provide exercise, recreation and fun to participants in a relaxed, yet structured environment. All actions and comments, whether directed to staff, opponents, teammates, or spectators should be constructive and conducive to fulfilling this purpose. Please play to the best of your ability and make every effort to win within the spirit of the rules. All participants and spectators are expected to behave in a courteous and responsible manner in victory and in defeat.

1. Ejection
   1. An ejection of unsportsmanlike conduct may be administered by the contest official(s), intramural supervisor(s), Graduate Assistant, Assistant Director, or a member of the Department of Campus Recreation Staff.
   2. Examples of why a participate may be ejected from an intramural contest include profanity, vulgar or abusive language, unnecessary roughness, two technical fouls, two misconduct penalties, two yellow cards, one red card, taunting and/or baiting, flagrant acts towards opponents, officials, fighting or inciting fight, excessive trash talking, and failure to comply with a Department of Campus Recreation employee. Other incidents not listed may also warrant an ejection.
   3. An individual ejected from a scheduled contest is automatically suspended from all intramural competition until official reinstatement by the Graduate Assistant or Assistant Director.
   4. To be reinstated the individual must submit a typed statement to the Graduate Assistant or Assistant Director within 24 hours of ejection. After the Graduate Assistant or Assistant Director has received the statement they will contact the individual to set up a mandatory meeting.
   5. The period of suspension will be determined by the Graduate Assistant or Assistant Director with a minimum of one game from the activity from which the person was ejected plus a three-month probationary period. If the incident occurs in the last game of the season the suspension will carry over to the next activity he or she participates in. An individual may also be suspended from the Student Recreation Center.
   6. Names of individuals involved in incidents and ejections will be forwarded to the Dean of Students Office.
      
2. Fighting/ Misconduct
   1. Shoving or striking a Department of Campus Recreation Employee:
      1. This shall result in suspension from all Intramural Sports for the remainder of his/her academic career. This also includes attempting to strike, even though no contact is made.
   2. Total Disrespect toward Intramural Staff and Officials:
   3. Any individuals addressing a Staff Member or an Official in an unsportsmanlike or discourteous manner, with continuous abuse toward the Staff Member shall be ejected from the game and asked to leave the game site and/or building.
   4. Becoming involved in a fight:
      1. If the instigator(s) can be identified they will be suspended from further participation in Intramural Sports indefinitely. "He/she hit me first" or "I was just defending myself" are not acceptable excuses.
      2. Any team, which is involved in a "team fight" (most or all of the team members present or fans), will be suspended from all Intramural competition for one year. A year includes the rest of the semester plus two enrolled semesters. A team will include all participants present and listed on the score-sheet at the time of the fight.
      3. Inciting fights will not be tolerated. Inciting fights includes excessive trash talking.
         
      NOTE: Participants may also be suspended from using the Student Recreation Center and further discipline action from the University may result.
      
   5. Intramural Suspension: The individual may not participate in any intramural activity, whether it is a team sport, individual event, or a special event until the suspension is lifted.
   6. Intramural Probation: The individual may continue his/her participation in intramural sports with the full recognition that any further reports of unsportsmanlike conduct will result in suspension from intramural sports for a minimum of three months and a maximum of one academic calendar year.
   7. General Sportsmanship Rating System: To be eligible for playoffs a team must have an average sportsmanship rating of a 2.5.
      1. In the Truest Spirit = 3.6-4.0 points
         Excellent attitude; a pleasure for officials and opponents to interact with. Team has winning and losing in perspective such that their conduct in all ways provides an example for the league and the program.
      2. Very Good = 3.0-3.5 points
         Team shows good sportsmanship and full cooperation with officials. Opponents are treated with respect. Obvious good attitude is demonstrated. No warnings, ejections, yellow cards or unsportsmanlike technical fouls.
      3. Acceptable = 2.5-2.9 points
         Still shows cooperation with officials and opponents; however, some complaints and grumbling. Good attitude is missing on occasion. No blatant displays of bad attitude. Captain is in control of team. Team receives a maximum of one unsportsmanlike technical foul or yellow card per game.
      4. Below Acceptable = 2.0-2.4 points
         Continuous complaints to officials about calls and interpretations. Clear bad attitude or misunderstanding of the Spirit of Competition on the part of one or more players. Captain/manager is not in strong control of team’s players. Team may receive yellow cards or 1-2 unsportsmanlike technical fouls.
      5. Poor, Poor, Poor = 0-1.9 points
         Blatant disregard for the Spirit of Competition, officials, and opponents. Play is dangerous with occasional intent to injure opponent. Captain/manager has no control of team conduct. Team receives multiple yellows or a red (ejection) card.

Behavior from individuals or teams, are documented at the completion of each game. Teams must maintain an average of 2.5 or better to be considered for playoffs. At any time before, during, or after a game/match, the Intramural staff may eject a player for exhibiting unsportsmanlike conduct. In addition, they may stop the game at any point and declare a forfeit or a double forfeit if one or both teams are displaying excessive unsportsmanlike conduct.

Any use of profane language at any time before, during or after an Intramural sports activity is prohibited. Participants and spectators will be penalized based on our policies per sport. If at any time profane language is directed at a member of the Intramural Sports Staff, the violator will be ejected from the contest and will be penalized per our policies.

Schedules

1. Regular Season: Schedules will be posted on the Intramural Sports board and on the Intramural Sports website, and posted at the Rec Field Support Building. Schedules are round robin and based on number of teams and available space. Playing schedules will not be given out over the phone.
2. Inclement weather: the Intramural Supervisor, the Graduate Assistant, or Assistant Director will cancel games if necessary. Do not assume the game will be canceled, as the weather is unpredictable. Decisions will not be made until 3pm of that day. Games will be re-scheduled at the end of the regular season if possible. Call 334-5924 before 6:00pm and 334-4030 after 6:00pm for weather cancellations.
3. Playoffs: All teams who maintain a 2.5 sportsmanship rating throughout the regular season and did not forfeit more than once are eligible for playoffs. Towards the end of the regular season, availability forms will be distributed to all teams. The purpose of this form is to help aid the Intramural Sports Staff in scheduling playoff games. It is important that you are very detailed and specific when completing the availability form as this will help prevent any errors. The Intramural Sports Staff cannot guarantee that all requests will be honored, but we will make every effort to work with each team.
4. Completed Game:
   1. A game will be considered completed if 50% of the game has occurred. Example: If thirty (20) minutes of a forty (40) minute game is completed the game will be counted as played.

Protests

1. All protests, except those concerning eligibility, must be made on the field/court of play to the official. The team captain should call a time-out and the protest must be made at the time of the occurrence-- once play has resumed, the protest will not be valid. Legitimate protests are those of rule interpretation or enforcement of a penalty for the infraction of those rules.
2. Matters involving an official's judgment are not grounds for protest!!!
3. The Intramural Supervisor will speak with both the team captain and the official to determine what has happened. Once he/she has all the facts, he/she will make a ruling on the play based on their individual knowledge of rulebook.
4. If the team captain does not agree with the ruling of the Intramural Staff's ruling then he/she has the right to file a written protest form at that time. The game will continue under protest. If the team filing the protest wins that game, the protest will be dropped.
5. Decisions on protests will be made by the Assistant Director for Intramural Sports or his/her designee. Contest official(s) and supervisor(s) shall be permitted to present their case before a decision is made. An upheld protest of a rule interpretation will result in the game being replayed from the point of the protest.
6. Eligibility Protests must be filed as soon as an eligibility concern arises. Protests made after a game will not be honored. When an eligibility protest is filed during the game, the Intramural Sports Supervisor shall be notified and he/she will speak with the captain of both teams. If the supervisor finds the player to be ineligible, that player shall be removed immediately and the game continued with no further consequences. If the issue cannot be resolved at the field, the game will continue under protest following the procedures outlines above.
7. The Intramural Sports Staff may discover eligibility issues following the completion of a game. In the event that an ineligible player is discovered, the offending team will automatically receive a loss for that game. During playoffs, this will result in the removal of a team from further competition.

Forfeits

1. A forfeit is an unplayed game resulting when a team fails to show up for a scheduled contest, or does not have the minimum number of players to play.
2. Game time is forfeit time!! Each team is responsible for arriving at the playing area fifteen minutes prior to game time to get signed in and ready to play.
3. If a team forfeits they lose their prepaid $10.00 forfeit fee. If a team forfeits two or more times during the regular season, they will NOT be eligible for the playoffs.
4. Forfeits due to ineligible players or unsportsmanlike conduct will result in the same penalties listed above.
5. Game Cancellations
   1. In the event that a game must be cancelled it is up to the discretion of the Intramural Sport staff as to whether the game will be replayed.

Jewelry and Equipment

1. In an effort to maintain the safest environment possible please abide by the following:
   1. All rings, necklaces, bracelets, watches, and all body piercing must be removed prior to participating.
   2. Glasses are recommended to be secured with a guard strap.
   3. Medical bracelets or chains are allowed but must be taped down.
   4. All braces and casts with metal or hard plastic must be covered with a 1/4 inch soft pad.
   5. All hard-billed hats are prohibited with the exception of Intramural Softball.
   6. No head gear is allowed that has any type of knot.
   7. No metal cleats are allowed on the Intramural Field.

Captains Responsibilities

Each team entered in any intramural activity must have a team captain who will act as the official liaison between them and the Department of Campus Recreation. It is the team captain's responsibility to turn in his/her team roster at the specified time, check the eligibility of each of each of his/her players before and during the season, and keep his/her team informed on rules, policies, and regulations governing each sport. Team Captains must also attend all mandatory scheduled captains meetings or they will forfeit their $10.00 fee.

Awards

T-shirt awards will be presented to All University Champions, when All University Tournament is played. Awards will be given to League Champions when no tournament is played. T-shirts are limited to double the number it takes to play plus one coach. A maximum of 15 shirts will be given out per team.

Page updated: 17-Jul-2009

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